FAQ Quality Report¶

Generated: 2026-10-12 File: Frequently Asked Questions

Overall Statistics¶

Total questions: 75 (target 60 to 75)
Categories: 12
Average answer length: about 63 words (range 39 to 87). Answers are 2 to 5 sentences plus a pointer to the chapter, which is shorter than the generator skill's 100 to 300 word default on purpose, to keep the FAQ quick to scan for high school readers.
Answers with a link into the book: 72 of 75 (96%)
Answers citing an outside source (NIH, CDC, peer-reviewed paper, etc.): 39 of 75 (52%)
Chapters linked: 16 of 16, plus the Glossary, Appendix B, About, How to Use, License, How to Cite, Contact, and Course Description pages

Questions by Category¶

Category	Questions
Getting Started	9
Brain Basics	4
Signals and Chemistry	7
Brain Anatomy	4
Senses and Movement	7
Development and the Teenage Brain	5
Learning, Memory, and Sleep	8
Emotion, Stress, and Mental Health	7
Brain Disorders and Treatments	8
How Doctors Examine the Brain	5
Brain Bee and Careers	5
Common Myths	6
Total	75

Bloom's Taxonomy Distribution (estimate)¶

Each question was assigned the level of thinking a full answer asks of the reader. These are judgment calls, not measurements.

Level	Count	Share	Examples
Remember	21	28%	"How many neurons does the human brain have?", "What is the Brain Bee?"
Understand	24	32%	"How do neurons talk to each other across a synapse?", "What happens in the brain while I sleep?"
Apply	9	12%	"What should I do if someone has a seizure?", "What is the best way to study, according to brain science?"
Analyze	7	9%	"Why does the left side of the brain control the right side of the body?", "What's the difference between a CT scan and an MRI?"
Evaluate	13	17%	All six Common Myths questions, "Is depression caused by a 'chemical imbalance'?", "Is pulling an all-nighter worth it?"
Create	1	1%	"How can I use this book to prepare for the Brain Bee?" (building a study plan)

The FAQ leans toward Remember and Understand, as an FAQ should, with a larger-than-usual Evaluate share because the myth-busting questions ask readers to weigh evidence. Create-level work lives in each chapter's exercises rather than here.

Chapter Coverage¶

Chapter	FAQ questions that link to it
1. Neurons, Glia, and the Nervous System	5 (neurons, glia, blood-brain barrier, myelin/MS, 10% myth)
2. The Action Potential	5 (MicroSim, action potential, speed, rate coding, local anesthetics)
3. Synapses and Neurotransmitters	3 (synapse, dopamine, caffeine)
4. Neuroanatomy	3 (lobes, Phineas Gage, brain size myth)
5. Vision	1 (blind spot)
6. Hearing, Touch, Taste, Smell, and Pain	4 (senses, tongue map, gate control, phantom limb)
7. Movement	4 (crossing rule, cerebellum, reflexes, Parkinson's)
8. The Developing and Teenage Brain	4 (age 25, risk-taking, pruning, FASD)
9. Learning, Memory, and Neuroplasticity	6 (Ply/Aplysia, memory, H.M., plasticity, studying, learning styles)
10. Sleep and Brain States	4 (all-nighters, teen sleep, sleep stages, narcolepsy)
11. Emotion, Stress, and the Body	3 (amygdala, stress response, PTSD)
12. Language, Attention, and Decision-Making	1 (left/right brain myth)
13. Aging and Neurodegeneration	3 (dementia, Alzheimer's treatment, ALS/Huntington's)
14. Brain Injury, Stroke, and Epilepsy	4 (stroke, concussion, seizure first aid, epilepsy)
15. Psychiatric Disorders and Addiction	6 (vaping, depression, prevalence/stigma, addiction, naloxone, plus crisis lines)
16. How Doctors Examine the Brain	6 (neuro exam, localization, CT vs MRI, brain scans, lumbar puncture, Brain Bee prep)

Glossary concept coverage: 90 of the 253 glossary terms (36%) appear by name in the FAQ. Many more are covered in substance under a different wording (for example "agonist and antagonist," "all-or-none principle," and "anti-amyloid antibody"), so real coverage is somewhat higher. This is below the generator skill's 60% target because the FAQ was built around questions students actually ask, not around the concept list.

Link Verification¶

Checked with logs/check-faq.py (verifies that each relative link's file exists and that each #anchor matches a heading in the target file under MkDocs slug rules).
Final result: 88 relative links, 81 with section anchors, 0 broken.
Section anchors were used at the author's request so readers land on the right section. The anchors include section numbers (for example #16-myelin-...), so if chapter headings are renamed or renumbered, rerun python3 logs/check-faq.py.
External links (42 unique URLs) were opened during fact-checking. See logs/faq-factcheck.md.

Accuracy and Safety¶

Every statistic and date was checked against a primary or authoritative source. See logs/faq-factcheck.md for the full log.
No doses, no treatment instructions beyond public first-aid guidance from the CDC, and a "Not medical advice" notice at the top of the page.
Crisis resources (988 and the SAMHSA National Helpline, 1-800-662-4357) appear in the mental health section and the opening notice.
Language is person-first and non-stigmatizing (for example "people with schizophrenia," "addiction is treatable," "PTSD is not a sign of weakness").